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Analysis of the spending habits of those attending the matches at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ has revealed that 50% of purchases used contactless transactions, including cards, mobile devices and wearables. This comes after global payments company, Visa, released an analysis of spending inside the 2018 FIFA World Cup…

You may have noticed something different in the 2018 World Cup. For the first time ever, the Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) system is being used to help make decisions during games. And already we are seeing it cause controversy. It’s no surprise that VAR has caused debate, considering the…

As a civil engineer I’m fascinated by predictions of who will win the FIFA World Cup finals in Russia, seeing that we use predictions on a regular basis in engineering. For the finals, there’s a wide variety of forecasts. In addition to armchair fans’ predictions, there are those…

African fans have always seen match officiating at the World Cup as one reason why their teams fail to do better than they have done so far. Now technology is set to come to the aid of African teams and their fans during the World Cup in Russia. Earlier this…

South African Premier Soccer League team, Cape Town City Football Club, has partnered with BlocSide Sports to use the startup's blockchain based digital solutions for fan engagement. With the partnership, Cape Town City FC will be able to leverage BlocSide's augmented reality, frictionless payments, ticket-as-a-platform, and blockchain solutions for their…

The world has finally become aware of the incredible potential of the Afrikan marketplace and the online betting industry has also caught on to the trend. Unlike Europe and other regions of the planet where younger populations shrink and baby-boomers make the bulk of the demographic figures, Afrika boasts a…

Uber has announced that it has signed Egyptian football international, Mohamed Salah, as their brand ambassador for Egypt during 2018. The ride hailing company welcomed the Liverpool FC forward with a tweet after signing a contract with MS Commercial, who represent Salah. Mohamed Salah of Liverpool FC being announced as…

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